Sulky



(No Model.)

H, HEINEMANN.

SULKY.

Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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NHSSOVRL SULKY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,231, dat-ed March5, 1889.

Application tiled November 22, 1888. Serial No. 291,563. (No model.)

To all 107mm 11mg/ fo/carin Be it known that l, llENRi IIEINEMANN, acitizen ol the United States, residing inthe county oi St. Lrmis andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements inSulhies, of whiclnthe following .is Such a full, clear, and exactdescription as will enable any one skilled in the artto which itappertains to make and use the. same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part ot' this specification.

The object of my invention is to constructa sulky in which the horse canbe brought thereby supporta and hohl said springs in pomuoh nearer tothe axle and driver thanhere- Figure 1 represents a plan view of a snlkyy made in accordance with my invention, Fig. is a rear elevationthereof, and Fig. 3 is a view of a detail on an enlarged scale.

The same figures ot reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral views.

.JC -i are the shaftsvhich are secured in any 'f hind feet.

well-known way to an axle, 5, which axle 5 may be bowed, as shown inFig. 2.

(i is a cross-piece which joins the-two shafts together, and 7 is acurved bar which is attached at. its center to the cross-piece 6, and pis secured at its outer ends to the shafts, as

ordinarily.

` accommodate the horses hind feet.

same clips, 11i '1 -l-, that secure the shafts to the axle. One turn ofeach ot' the coils ot' the springs l0 passes around the ears 1li lf3,and

sit-ion. To keep the seat from moving back and forth braces l5 .l5 arepri'iviiflcd. These braces are secured to eyebolts 'iii lo, which passthrough the shaii'ts and are secured to the seat S in any. well-knownmanner.

17 is the foot-crate, which supports the feet oi' the driver. It is hungby means ofcurved rods 18 1S, having hook-shaped ends from preferablythe cross-piece ii and the back of the seat by means of eyebolts lil 19on the cross-piece 6 and screw-eyes 2O 20 beneath the back part of theseat. This allows the footcrate 17 to be unhooked and removed whendesired.

By the employment ci the supporting de.- (7

vices described l ain enabled to curve thm-l axle 5 upward, so as not tointerfere with the horses hind feet. This permits me to hitch the horsemuch closer than in any sulky now used, so that the horse can be broughtnearer 7 to the driver and axle. If necessary, the crate 17 can beremoved when speeding horses, so that 'they can be hitched closer stilland the snlky will not interfere with their action, as this will alloriYmore space for the horses 8 Sulkies as now consirncledy havespringsupporting devices t'or sustaining the seat, whichspriiig-supporting devices preclude the axle from being bowed to anygreat extent to My invention secures this advantage in a marked S is aseat which is su pported through the instrumentality oi t'ourconnecting-rods, .9,by

means ot' springs 1 l,to which the connecting- 2 rods 9 are pivotaliyjoined. The connectingi rods 9 are joined to the seat S in any Wellasprings 'lO is adapted to rest on the plate 12, and the two are iirmlyheld in place by the Two of these rods 9 are on and simple manner.

Having now set tort-h my inventionvhat I desire to claim and secure byLetters Patent oi; the United. States as my invention is- 1. A sulkyhaving a curved axle, and having the seat thereof supported from saidaxle by means of coil-springs and connecting-rods arranged at each sideof said seat and axle.

2. As a means for supporting the seat of a sulky, coil-springs securedto the axle of said sulky at each side of said seat, having the endsthereof arranged on each. side of the axle and connected to said seat. i

3. A spring-supporting means for a sulky embodying, essentially,connecting-rods 9, se-

cured to the seat of the sulky, arranged at each side of said seat andat each side of the axle, and coil-springs l0, secured to said axle andhaving the free ends pivotally fastened to said connecting-rods.

4. The combination, in a sulky,o[;` a seat-,as S, connecting-rods 9 ateach side of said seat, supporting the saine through the instrumentality of coil-springs l0, secured to the axle of the sulky, Jche saidconnecting-rods and ends of the Coil-springs bein g' arranged on eachside of said axle,'and ears 'l-3, extending' from said axle andsupporting the Coils ofthe springs l0.

5. The combination, in a sulky,of the curved axle 5, a seat, as 8,supported by said axle through the instrumentality of connecting- HENRYHEINEMANN. [L

l itnesses:

A. C. FoWLER, M. S. REEDER.

